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Saw the Proclaimers at the Gala theatre on Wednesday, with some trepidation, since I liked their first album very much, and greatly enjoyed their previous live shows, but that was a very long time ago (we saw them once at the Riverside and once at the Mayfair, and I don't think either venue is still standing).
Don't have time for a proper considered review, so this is the short version and a couple of links for my own benefit.
The short version: too loud, man.
The not quite so short version: one thing I've always enjoyed about the Proclaimers is how they create a wall of sound from just the two voices. The band were fine, individually, but the voices tended to get lost in the mix. These people are professionals, and if that's the way it sounded, no doubt that's the way it was meant to sound. But the songs where it didn't sound like that were the ones I liked best.
Courtesy of YouTube, an illustration: Cap in Hand as we heard it on Wednesday (and this was one of the clearer songs); a simpler (recorded) version (with handy bonus lyrics).
A song I wasn't familiar with: In REcognition: live version; with snarky video.
What do these two songs have in common? See previous post.
And then, at the very end, maybe the last three songs - including the encore (Over and Done With, and Joyful Kilmarnock Blues, a favourite which I had not dreamed they would do) - it all came together and they were wonderful, and it was all over before I knew what had hit me.
Very odd.
Don't have time for a proper considered review, so this is the short version and a couple of links for my own benefit.
The short version: too loud, man.
The not quite so short version: one thing I've always enjoyed about the Proclaimers is how they create a wall of sound from just the two voices. The band were fine, individually, but the voices tended to get lost in the mix. These people are professionals, and if that's the way it sounded, no doubt that's the way it was meant to sound. But the songs where it didn't sound like that were the ones I liked best.
Courtesy of YouTube, an illustration: Cap in Hand as we heard it on Wednesday (and this was one of the clearer songs); a simpler (recorded) version (with handy bonus lyrics).
A song I wasn't familiar with: In REcognition: live version; with snarky video.
What do these two songs have in common? See previous post.
And then, at the very end, maybe the last three songs - including the encore (Over and Done With, and Joyful Kilmarnock Blues, a favourite which I had not dreamed they would do) - it all came together and they were wonderful, and it was all over before I knew what had hit me.
Very odd.
